Common name - Portia tree Botanical name- Thespesia populnea Sung in KuRinjippattu (குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு) , Silappathikaram (சிலப்பதிகாரம்) etc., ; Known as Puvarasu (‘flower king’‘) , Kutasam etc., in Tamil ;Oil extracted from this is used to cure ulcer ;Forms a medicine for Psoriasis ,Ringworm etc., ; In picture – Puvarasu yellow flower ,a bud and a withered flower ;See tha three stages! Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the
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